In accordance with the philosophy of Dickinson Adult Detention Center and the recognition to maintain and strengthen family, DADC shall provide residents with the opportunity to visit with immediate family, maintain the morale of the resident and to develop closer relationships between the resident and family members.

The administration shall retain the right to suspend or permanently cancel visitation privileges for a particular visitor after serious and/or repeated rule violations have occurred.

• It is the resident’s responsibility to notify family they are at Dickinson Adult Detention Center.
• It is also the resident’s responsibility to notify their family when they leave this facility.
• There is a two week waiting period for residents to receive visitation privileges other than clergy or attorneys. The resident's first visit can be on their 15th day of incarceration.
• The visitor must call 701-456-7790 to make a visitation appointment 24 hours in advance.
• A visitor application must be received and approved before the appointment may be made.
• Interactive video visitation hours are Monday - Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.
• The resident can have one visit every seven days.
• Due to confidentiality laws, facility staff are not allowed to disclose release dates or locations to those who may inquire.

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All Visitors Must Read the following Policies.  
ND Century Code: Chapter 12-47 THE PENITENTIARY.

•  12-47-21. Alcoholic beverages and controlled substances prohibited - Physician's orders - Use of tobacco - Weapons and firearms - Penalty.

  1. It is unlawful for any person to willfully:

  a. Manufacture or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, on or within any premises under the control of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or any of its divisions.

  b. Deliver a controlled substance to any inmate of the penitentiary or to any other person for redelivery to an inmate of the penitentiary. This subsection does not apply to the possession, delivery, or administration of controlled substances by The penitentiary pharmacy or agent of the penitentiary pharmacy or in accordance with the orders or prescription of a licensed physician and the approval, except in emergency circumstances, of the warden. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class A felony.

  2. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to possess any controlled substance except in accordance with the prescription or orders of a licensed physician. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to possess alcohol or alcoholic beverages. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to possess any tobacco except when the warden has authorized possession of tobacco for religious purposes or when on authorized release from the penitentiary. Any penitentiary inmate who violates this subsection with respect to:

  a. Possession of a controlled substance is guilty of a class B felony.

  b. Possession of alcohol or alcoholic beverages is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

  c. Possession of tobacco is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

  3. It is unlawful for any person to willfully deliver alcohol or alcoholic beverages to a penitentiary inmate. It is unlawful for any person to willfully deliver tobacco to an inmate except when the warden has authorized delivery of tobacco for religious purposes or when the inmate is on an authorized release from the penitentiary. Any person who violates this subsection by:

  a. Delivery of alcohol or alcoholic beverages to a penitentiary inmate is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

  b. Delivery of tobacco to a penitentiary inmate is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

   4. It is unlawful for any person other than a penitentiary inmate to willfully possess a controlled substance on or within any property under the control of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or any of its divisions except when the person is an authorized agent of the penitentiary pharmacy or except in accordance with the orders or prescription of a licensed physician. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class B felony.

   5. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to willfully procure, make, or possess any object, including a shard made of any material or any weapon, firearm, ammunition, or explosive material, intended to be used for an assault on another person or to damage property. Any penitentiary inmate who violates this subsection with respect to:

  a. A shard or weapon that is not a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01 is guilty of a class B felony.

  b. Ammunition, a knife of any length, a weapon that is a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01, or explosive material is guilty of a class A felony.

   6. It is unlawful for any person to deliver or provide to a penitentiary inmate any object intended to be used for an assault on another person or to damage penitentiary property. Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:

  a. A shard or weapon that is not a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01 is guilty of a class B felony.

  b. Ammunition, a knife of any length, a weapon that is a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01 or is an explosive or destructive device is guilty of a class A felony.

   7.  As used in this section, "controlled substance" is as defined in subsection 6 of section 19-03.1-01 and includes counterfeit substances as defined in subsection 7 of section 19-03.1-01. As used in this section, "willfully" is as defined in section 12.1-02-02. As used in this section, "alcohol" and "alcoholic beverage" are as defined in section 5-01-01.